Robe Surf Lifesaving Club keen to do more patrols

The red and yellow flags will be out at Long Beach at Robe this weekend, as lifesavers patrol for the first time.

The junior nippers program was run at the beach last summer but the Robe Surf Lifesaving Club only officially formed last month, with about 120 members.

President Kristina Alexander says the club is unable to mount regular beach patrols yet but is negotiating to have patrols on New Year's Day and Australia Day.

She says Surf Lifesaving SA has given the club an all-terrain vehicle and inflatable rescue boat, which will help to save lives.

"The nippers has just been a fantastic success but at the end of the day we are there to help to prevent any accidents or to help people along and make them surf aware also for beach safety, so it's fantastic," she said.

"This will hopefully enable us to do a regular patrol next year on Long Beach.

"We'd like to be able to do it every weekend if we can but obviously we need the numbers due to lots of people having other commitments and it is all volunteers, so it'll be fantastic to be able to offer that service for the community."